also eucaryotic, "characterized by well-defined cells (with nuclei and cell walls)," 1957, from French eucaryote (1925), from Greek eu "well, good" (see eu-) + karyon "nut, kernel" (see karyo-). Related: Eukaryote; eucaryote.
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Eugene
Eugenia
eugenics
euhemerism
eukaryotic
eulogist
eulogize
eulogy
Eumenides
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